...From 1815 to 1860, the position of women in the United States changed drastically. They, of course, did not receive voting rights until the 19th amendment in 1920. This was about a century after they began their mighty fight for their rights. The “Second Great Awakening” opened many distinct doors for different people, and some of those were women. Women were seen as much more superior than men because they taught the people in their household about religion and educated them, they also began working in mills and fighting hard for others rights, and, most important of all, the found the strength to fight for their own rights. During this time, women had gained roles in churches. They were now able to be a part of the church. Women had to teach their children, especially their sons since they were the future of the country, religion and morals. Although women had been appointed by God to be the “first...
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...During America’s beginnings, new ideologies began to sweep the nation resulting in immense change. The Great Awakening was caused by a sudden outbreak in religious fervor which unified the colonies. Puritanism had declined, and people were upset over the decline in religious piety, leading to the Great Awakening. The Enlightenment was a philosophical movement which began in Europe and spread to the colonies. It emphasized reason and the scientific method, focusing on ethics, government, and science. Many members of the Enlightenment rejected traditional religious beliefs in favor of Deism. The Second Great Awakening was a Christian revival movement in which there were many converts to new Protestant congregations. Ultimately, these three intellectual...
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...Hannah Ross February 27, 2017 APUSH DBQ In the beginning of the nineteenth century, Americans started to focus on the welfare of minority groups. Women’s suffrage, abolition, and asylum and prison reform became hot topics during the Second Great Awakening, a movement that took place in the early 1800s. The Second Great Awakening was headed by religious leaders who sought out changes in American society through uniting the American people (Doc. B). Due to the Second Great Awakening, reform movements were established between 1825 and 1850 to represent the changes American people sought for in the matters of slavery, suffrage, and asylum and prison reform. Nat Turner’s rebellion, occurring in 1831, changed dynamics of slavery in America....
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